North
19 August 2023
Join the Science Week fun at QVMAG as we get hands on and learn how to code our own video game with the Bitlink education team. We’ll learn how to use block-based coding, to build…
North
17 August 2023 - 19 August 2023
Join this family-fun citizen science activity for Science Week 2023 as we dig for and identify microplastics. Discover what plastics can be found in beach sand, alongside other typical beach materials such as shells, and…
North West
17 August 2023
Join us for a fun evening of planet spotting in the night sky! Star Party with Scott Pooke, Brittany Trubody, Andrew Boyd and Darryl Pleace. Join us for a fun evening of planet spotting in…
North West
17 August 2023
Join physicist Darryl Pleace with Brittany Trubody and Andrew Boyd assisting, for a “bottoms-up” approach to learning all about your telescope. Learn what the different pieces mean and why they do what they do. Enjoy…
North West
17 August 2023
Near misses in space – Beyond Apollo 13 The 1995 movie Apollo 13, brought to life what has long been regarded as NASA’s most successful failure. The 1970 mission to the moon was the closest…
Online
16 August 2023
Explore Tasmania’s new Climate Action Plan and join our experts to discuss its community rollout, alignment with global climate change communication strategies, and the active involvement of young people. Join a panel of experts for…
North West
16 August 2023
How do we? Questions of daily life in space. Over the 60 year history of manned spaceflight, many questions have arisen amongst those of us on Earth as to life in space. How do we….…
Online
14 August 2023
You may not realise it, but crystals are all around us – often in surprising places! Join Dr Nathan Kilah from the University of Tasmania for this special Science Week webinar on Monday 14 August…
North
13 August 2023
In this talk, James Riggall and Troy Merritt (Bitlink, Soma Lumia) will share perspectives on their careers in technology, art and education. They will share how they discovered their love for using technology in interesting…
North
12 August 2023
Join Ashley Bird, QVMAG Senior Curator of Visual Art and Design, as we explore the art of 3D modelling. The rise of 3D printing has now enabled this technology to become widely accessible for a…
Statewide
12 August 2023 - 20 August 2023
National Science Week is Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology. In Tasmania, this is more like science month! In a typical year, there are 80-100 public events and almost every school has events on…
North
10 August 2023
Kick off National Science Week with Australia’s living legend of science communication, and teller all things true and trivial. Join us for this very special Island of Ideas presentation with the one and only Dr Karl Kruszelnicki.…